Engineering thinking - making 'things' that work and making 'things' work better

  • thing - an object that is not alive
  • object - anything that has shape or form and can be seen or touched
  • work - the use of energy and effort to make or do something, to run or act in the expected way
  • structure - a thing that is made up of different parts that are connected in a particular way, the way in which the parts of something connect with each other


forces
  • tension - cat, funicular, suspension, cable-stay
  • compression

That's engineering


Engineering ideas
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Do it
Here are some challenges for you to work on...
  • Popsicle stick bomb - The sticks are under tension, which is what makes them pop apart when you throw them.


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